HB 2963 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

landlord tenant; settlement conferences

HB 2963 requires mandatory settlement conferences for certain Arizona eviction cases within five days of an eviction notice being served on the tenant. Landlords and tenants must attend, submit relevant documents (lease, rent notices, receipts), and the court will dismiss cases if landlords don't appear or enter default judgments if tenants don't attend. The bill updates Arizona Revised Statutes §12-1175 and §33-1368 to specify these procedures, including different notice periods for lease breaches (10 days for most issues, 5 days for health/safety concerns) and clarifying that certain tenant falsifications (like false occupancy or criminal records) are non-curable. This directly affects landlords and tenants in eviction proceedings by adding a required conference step before hearings.
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Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Feb 3, 2026
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